Wooden egg darner on handle

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Wooden egg darner on handle

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.379

Description

Elongated wooden egg darner on handle. Turned from a single piece of wood and stained reddish-brown. Spot of paint that may have transferred from another object is on side of egg. Top of egg has slight dents from previous use.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

18.7 cm

Material

Wood

Color

Brown

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: pp. 62-63 in "Darn It!"